Free workshops from the Libraries, Aug. 20-Sept. 5!

New grad student? New to campus? Get an overview of the University Libraries in a series of short sessions. Come to one or come to all.

9-9:50: Sherlock Holmes, Caverns and Ninjas: What you need to know about the University Libraries - Mini Get an overview of the University Libraries and our top research tools.

10-10:50: Literature Review 101 - Mini
Get an overview of the literature review in the context of a research
paper, thesis or dissertation. Learn advanced search techniques and tips
for organization.

11-11:50: Introduction to Citation Managers - Mini
Learn about tools to organize citations and create bibliographies. This
workshop will compare three common citation managers: RefWorks, EndNote
and Zotero.

Find
out more about funding opportunities available to graduate students.
Learn how to use IRIS, SPIN, and Community of Science and the Foundation
Directory to search for grant opportunities. Resources for the course
are listed under Searching at the Office of the VP for Research.Thu, 08/30/2012 - 10:00am - 11:30am, Location: Learning and Environmental Sciences Building 220, in St. Paul (next to Magrath Library)

The
digital research data that we generate is complex, messy, in obscure
formats, and, there is a lot of it! In this workshop we will identify
data management resources available to you at the UMN and discuss key
considerations and best practices to help you manage the data deluge.Thu, 08/23/2012 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm, Location: 310 Walter Library

Managing
your professional identity goes beyond making sure the Facebook party
photos from your undergrad years are private. We'll talk about
separating your online personal and professional identities and bringing
all your professional work together in a place people will find it.Mon, 08/20/2012 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm, Location: 310 Walter Library

The
Libraries are full of interesting materials that can supplement your
course and your Moodle sites such as images, articles, e-books, videos,
music and more. At this hands-on workshop, explore a variety of
materials and learn how to add them to your Moodle. Wed, 08/29/2012 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm, Location: 310 Walter LibraryORGANIZE AND FORMAT YOUR RESEARCH

Focus
on your research instead of your formatting! Learn how to use Microsoft
Word features effectively and efficiently to insert images and charts,
get page numbers in the right place, generate tables of contents and
figures; and more. We will be using a template and not be working with
individual dissertations.Class materials can be found on the Moodle page and this class is also available online.Mon, 08/27/2012 - 9:00am - 11:00am, Location: Learning and Environmental Sciences Building 220, in St. Paul (next to Magrath Library)

Learn
why you should use a citation manager to organize and create
bibliographies and in-text citations. This workshop will look at three
common citation managers: RefWorks, EndNote and Zotero. Their features
will be compared so you can decide which citation manager best meets
your needs. Note: Recorded workshop available.

Learn the basics of using RefWorks,
the web-based citation manager that is available to all U of M Faculty,
students and staff. Learn to add citations to RefWorks and create
in-text citations and bibliographies in your Word documents using
different citation styles (MLA, APA, etc.). Note: This class is also available online.Wed, 08/22/2012 - 11:00am - 12:00pm, Location: Learning and Environmental Sciences Building 220, in St. Paul (next to Magrath Library)

This
hands-on class will cover how to use the free software Mendeley to
better organize and access your electronic article library. Mendeley can
automatically locate, rename, and organize your PDFs. It can even
create bibliographies in any of hundreds of styles.

Zotero is a free
Firefox extension that helps you collect citations and website
information from within your Firefox browser. We'll show you how to
install Zotero and use it to capture citations, organize your research,
and format bibliographies and in-text citations. This class is also available online and has Handouts in Moodle.Tue, 08/21/2012 - 10:00am - 11:00am, Location: Learning and Environmental Sciences Building 220, in St. Paul (next to Magrath Library)

Learn
to import citations, customize your account, and format your
bibliographies and in-text citations. We'll also discuss using EndNote
in conjunction with EndNoteWeb, a Web-based version of EndNote available
for free to current University of Minnesota students, faculty, and
staff. Note: Access self-paced online version of this course and Handouts in Moodle.Wed, 08/22/2012 - 10:00am - 11:30am, Location: 310 Walter LibraryIf these times are inconvenient or you can't get to campus, we also have a number of recorded workshops and tutorials at http://z.umn.edu/ultutorials.